Leaving your computer on

[dcraig]

Quote from HoustonMark:

Electrical storms....I have a UPS/Surge Protector too but I don't completely trust it....I am much happier with everything unplugged if I know a major thunderbumper is in the area....

IMHO, very wise. I find it hard to believe that any surge protector/UPS can provide complete protection against direct lighting strike. The amount of energy involved is stupendous. If it can spilt a tree trunk, I imagine it can arc around most forms of isolation, or quite simply just fry or melt them.

As another poster pointed out, your data comms is likely to be unreliable during a decent storm for reasons outside your control providing another reason to just turn the lot off.

 

[demoship]

Quote from dcraig:

IMHO, very wise. I find it hard to believe that any surge protector/UPS can provide complete protection against direct lighting strike. The amount of energy involved is stupendous. If it can spilt a tree trunk, I imagine it can arc around most forms of isolation, or quite simply just fry or melt them.

As another poster pointed out, your data comms is likely to be unreliable during a decent storm for reasons outside your control providing another reason to just turn the lot off.

If lighting strikes passed through the APC surge protectors, then the company would be bankrupt paying all the equipment warranty claims.

I'm pretty confident their stuff works, and it works well.

 

[E23]

sears tower lightening rod-->UPS-->CPU=toaster

 

[balda]

Quote from demoship:

If lighting strikes passed through the APC surge protectors, then the company would be bankrupt paying all the equipment warranty claims.

I'm pretty confident their stuff works, and it works well.

I am an Electrical Engineer.

Most of the houses are grounded. (Ground rod connected to electrical service) in addition to that secondary ground connected to water pipe.

There is practically a 0% chance for a Surge Protector company to have any claim filed against them.

You are more likely to have a surge caused by your electrical company.

 

[FanOfFridays]

Quote from agpilot:


I don't agree with your high end computer guy and your leaving it on 24/7 because of the heat issue and lightning. Running 24/7 compared to maybe 8/7 is that 3 times as much dust goes through your machine and that buildup is then blocking air flow 24/7 "directly on" the parts.

Hi ag

Ok, thanks for the reply. In my case I run my rigs with the covers off the case and I am a bit of a clean freak so I use bottled air to clean them out pretty frequently. The lightning issue is another story I guess. I have actually never heard anyone say, as a guy did here just a few posts above, that lightning-related power surges are not an issue. I wonder if this includes older house as well?

 

[ADUX]

Quote from KS96:

I am running an Athlon 1.2GHz with Linux 24/7 since 2001.
I only had to shut it down a few times to add/replace
HDs, memory, CPU fan.

I have also linux and need help installing MT 4 on it . Amy help instruction?Thanks.

 

[Bitstream]

mine is on all the time, must be months since last time i switch it off.

 

[gnome]

Quote from traderNik:

"... I run my rigs with the covers off..."

That may not be the best idea... your hard drives likely running hotter than necessary.

The case is designed to draw air from outside and over components, so having the case off or open defeats the air flow scheme. (With my case closed, HDs get only barely above body temperature... with the case open, they're almost too hot to handle.)

 

[Allaces]

24/7... I ride my computer hard and my women even harder

And covers off on a high end rig is far cooler Gnome

 

[MajorUrsa]

Quote from Allaces:

24/7... I ride my computer hard and my women even harder

Now I'm really jealous since you appear to have more women than computers. Or wannabee both cases?

Ursa..